There are programs that approach deforestation from that perspective. The one that comes to my mind is REDD+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reducing_emissions_f

There are programs that approach deforestation from that perspective. The one that comes to my mind is REDD+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reducing_emissions_from_deforestation_and_forest_degradation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reducing_emissions_from_defore... These are not uncontroversial, but I think the idea makes sense.